return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoGoogle says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square257fedilinkarrow-up1583arrow-down132cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1551arrow-down1external-linkGoogle says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square257fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squaremisklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoFollowing whatever is the official version of country names and even country borders based on user location has been the thing for many years now. Google probably doesn’t care and doesn’t make the exception for the US.
Following whatever is the official version of country names and even country borders based on user location has been the thing for many years now. Google probably doesn’t care and doesn’t make the exception for the US.